Building Heroes, the military to construction charity marks ten years of service and support. Over the past decade, Building Heroes, the leading UK tri-service, military-to-construction charity, has played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the armed forces community and civilian employment. For ten years, they have facilitated a seamless ...
Two innovative SMEs have won funding from the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to develop cutting-edge projects with higher-tier partners under the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP). Through DTEP, the SMEs – Filtronic Broadband and ISS Aerospace – will each receive a government grant, worth 50 per cent of the project ...
Babcock continues its successful delivery of the Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, with the laying of the keel for HMS Active, the second of the five-ship Inspiration class programme. This marks the move into the programme’s multi-ship phase which sees two warships being built simultaneously, with work continuing only metres away ...
QinetiQ has announced the launch of Jackdaw, a low-cost, high-performance ‘disposable’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS). Designed for swarming and collaborative autonomous operations including crewed-uncrewed teaming, Jackdaw will fulfil multiple missions including reconnaissance, electronic warfare, airborne decoy and threat representation. Jackdaw will help reduce operational risk and increase combat mass by rapidly ...